Trail cams, is Nevada the first to take this position.

[Bango skank]

I know I will get some flack, but I think all trail cameras should be outlawed.  If you want to scout, then get out there and scout.

So if you hang cameras youre not scouting huh?  I spend a hell of a lot more time scouting than most guys, and burn a ton of boot leather in the process.  I just happen to hang cameras while i do it.  That somehow negates all the time, effort and miles i put in?  "Anything i dont personally like to do should be illegal" is a selfish, self reightous attitude.  But i guess everything YOU do is beyond reproach, you little saint you.

[huntnnw]

  this is the exact selfish attitude in the hunting world that divides and removes rights from hunters " well if its not the way I hunt then it should be against the law"

[Bango skank]

this is the exact selfish attitude in the hunting world that divides and removes rights from hunters " well if its not the way I hunt then it should be against the law"

Then another guy doesnt like electronic callers, lets make those illegal.  Another guy doesnt like seeing pack animals and wall tents, so outlaw that too.  Another guy hates hearing atvs, so those are out too.  This guy here doesnt think long range hunting is fair chase, lets put limits on scope magnification and outlaw range finders.  Another guy thinks using urine and scents is cheating, lets outlaw those.  And on and on and on.  And finally, whats left?

[Ghost Hunter]

Seems like a stupid law

It's not a stupid law.  Like others have said, there are dozens of cameras around some water holes keeping animals from the water.  Some people have turned it into a business, selling gps coordinates and other info gathered from the cameras.  Thousands of dollars and volunteer hours are spent building guzzlers and maintaining watering holes, just to have those activities to deter animals from using them. 

[Doublelunger]

I know I will get some flack, but I think all trail cameras should be outlawed.  If you want to scout, then get out there and scout.

I thing magnum rifles, gps, scopes, and range finders should be illegal! If you want to hunt then get out there and actually hunt!

[pianoman9701]

I like it. Hate hiking and seeing cameras.

Really, you're seeing lots of cams out there while hiking and it's bothersome? I've seen like 5 in my life. 

[bear]

I like it. Hate hiking and seeing cameras.

Really, you're seeing lots of cams out there while hiking and it's bothersome? I've seen like 5 in my life. 

I’ve seen more than that in one hike. Just ruined it for me. I enjoy the wilderness experience more without seeing these things

[Karl Blanchard]

Seems like a stupid law

It's not a stupid law.  Like others have said, there are dozens of cameras around some water holes keeping animals from the water.  Some people have turned it into a business, selling gps coordinates and other info gathered from the cameras.  Thousands of dollars and volunteer hours are spent building guzzlers and maintaining watering holes, just to have those activities to deter animals from using them.

this.  It's like anything, responsible use and it's not an issue. Abuse will always bring laws that affect the average user.  We put enough pressure on animals in the fall, do we really need to hammer them year round?

We are spoiled up here in the NW where water flows out of everywhere, but down south in these arid areas, a guzzler is literally life or death some years. I dont think a seasonal restriction is unreasonable given the current situation.

[Bango skank]

I like it. Hate hiking and seeing cameras.

Really, you're seeing lots of cams out there while hiking and it's bothersome? I've seen like 5 in my life. 

I’ve seen more than that in one hike. Just ruined it for me. I enjoy the wilderness experience more without seeing these things

If youre seeing that many cameras, my guess is youre not actually in a wilderness

[bornhunter]

For pro camera users answer this question. Why do you place a camera in the woods? Is it because you just like to look at wildlife or is it because you cant be there 24/7 and when season opens you have an edge? Or what? Honest answers will tell a lot here.

[vandeman17]

For pro camera users answer this question. Why do you place a camera in the woods? Is it because you just like to look at wildlife or is it because you cant be there 24/7 and when season opens you have an edge? Or what? Honest answers will tell a lot here.

Both. I love getting pictures of critters, both huntable and non huntable. I would say maybe 1 in 10 of my camera sets are in places that I plan to MAYBE hunt that year

[Bango skank]

For pro camera users answer this question. Why do you place a camera in the woods? Is it because you just like to look at wildlife or is it because you cant be there 24/7 and when season opens you have an edge? Or what? Honest answers will tell a lot here.

I dont know what a pro camera user is, but i run a lot of cameras.  Primarily im looking to see what quality / age class of animals an area holds.  But in the end, its a fun year round hobby.  I hang quite a few cameras in areas i have zero intention of actually hunting, because its fun to look at the pictures.  A lot of times ill hang a camera up in the spring, and not even go back until the following year.

[HillHound]

Definitely would not consider my self a “pro” camera user. I suppose you would have to be making money in one of the aforementioned ways to be a pro. But I do have a dozen or more and yes I suppose I do put them out so that I can see the age class of animals in an area and possibly even pattern them, though unlikely. Sure this gives me an advantage come hunting season but so do my nice boots, lightweight hunting gear, scent control products, you name it. If you aren’t out in a loin cloth rubbing deer feces on your self to get close enough to stick a rock through a deer that you sharpened out of the creek bed that morning it could be argued that you have an “unfair advantage”
I do suppose in arid areas if it is deterring animals from water then regulations make sense. To regulate it because it’s  an unfair advantage seems like we could keep going all day.

[Bango skank]

Binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes, range finders, treestands, ground blinds, e callers...  every single one of those things, and those are just a few examples, exist for one reason, and one reason only.  To give hunters an advantage.  Does that mean it should all be outlawed?  How about paying for a guided hunt?  Hiring a pack team?  Special permits???

[Karl Blanchard]

Everyone go back and read ghost hunters post. Nevada's law has nothing to do with ethics and everything to do with protecting animals during a  Vulnerable time from Jack wagons. No different than the shed laws many states have adopted. This isn't NE WA, this is Nevada we are talking about. As more and more people figure out they can monetize these animals you'll see more and more laws combating the few who ruin it for the many.